Traditions.....

This time of year we all march along with our normal family traditions, but do we actually stop to think about that tradition? Today I want to look closer at my family traditions and what they all mean to us. Every year we buy our boys one new Christmas ornament and have done this since the birth of our first child. Each one has their own First Christmas ornament. All of these will be passed on to each child when they grow up and have a family of thier own. Maybe they will even carry on this tradition with thier own children.

Every year we do a huge Christmas dinner for my mom, dad and grandpa. It is always a special time. We get to see our family on Christmas day and the boys get to stay home and play with all thier new toys. It really is a great day.

Every year we put up the Christmas tree together. I do the actual assembly of the tree and then my hubby hands out ornaments for everyone to put on the tree. After the tree is all done we sit the boys in front of it and take pictures. It really is a beautiful tradition. I have pictures of every tree we have had since we moved into our house. I may not be able to find them all right now, but I know I have them. That's what counts.

I know that there are traditions that I am forgetting, but I also know that we will have a good Christmas even though we don't have a lot of money this year.